BICYCLE COALITION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
1500 WALNUT STREET NO 1107, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 www.bicyclecoalition.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BCGP LEADS THE MOVEMENT TO MAKE BICYCLING A SAFE & FUN WAY TO GET AROUND FOR ALL IN GREATER PHILA

BCGP CONTINUES TO PLAY A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE CIRCUIT TRAILS COALITION. SEVERAL KEY TRAILS WERE OPENED, INCLUDING THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE WALKWAY, A SECTION OF THE LAWRENCE HOPEWELL TRAIL AMONG OTHERS. OUR ADVOCACY WAS CRITICAL TO THE OPENING OF THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE RAMP, A KEY CONNECTION IN THE CIRCUIT TRAILS. THE RAMP CREATED A MORE ACCESSIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN AND AN INCREASE IN PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST TRAFFIC OVER THE BRIDGE WAS NOTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OPENING. BCGP TOOK PART IN THE SUBURBAN BIKE LANES WORKING GROUP ALONG WITH DVRPC AND PENNDOT TO ADD 6.5 MILES OF BIKE LANES ACROSS 4 COUNTIES. BCGP ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO THE CITY OF CAMDEN THAT IT APPLY FOR FUNDING TO DEVELOP A BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN PLAN. BCGP CREATED A TOOLKIT CALLED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUBURBAN CIRCUIT COMMUNITIES (TASCC) TO EXPAND ADVOCACY FOR CIRCUIT TRAILS CONNECTIONS; THE FIRST PROJECT CENTERED ON THE MAIN LINE GREENWAY. BCGP ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE CIRCUIT TRAILS COALITION TO ANALYZE THE NUMBER OF SEGMENTS AVAILABLE TO REACH THE GOAL OF 500 MILES BY 2025 AND RELEASED A REPORT IN LATE 2019 CALLED "MOVING THE CIRCUIT FORWARD" WITH LISTS OF TRAIL SEGMENTS IN EACH OF THE NINE COUNTIES AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. IN 2019, CIRCUIT TRAIL RIDES AND OTHER REGIONAL EVENTS LIKE THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FORUM ENGAGED 1,807 CYCLISTS. BCGP MADE CONNECTIONS WITH CYCLISTS AND CYCLING ADVOCACY GROUPS AROUND THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF HB782 BY THE HOUSE (IN JUNE) AND ITS COMPANION BILL, SENATE BILL 565 - A BILL THAT WOULD REDUCE THE BARRIERS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TOWNS AND CITIES WANTING TO INSTALL PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANES. SB565 GOT THROUGH A CRITICAL COMMITTEE VOTE IN FEBRUARY 2020, BUT HAS BEEN STALLED BY THE OPPOSITION OF ONE SENATOR. BCGP GOT THE "DUTCH REACH" ADDED TO THE PA DRIVER'S MANUAL. IT ALSO SUPPORTED A MEASURE TO CREATE A NEW UNARMED TRAFFIC UNIT WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S POLICE DEPT. BCGP AND THE FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS GREATER PHILADELPHIA ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING CRASH DATA RECORDER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PASSED NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ALLOW SPEED CAMERAS ON ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD DURING SPRING AND SUMMER 2019. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH, BCGP SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR BIKE SHOPS TO BE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES BY BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN OPEN FOR REPAIRS. BCGP ALSO CONVINCED THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO CLOSE 4 MILES OF A PARK ROAD TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, ALLOWING BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS TO USE THE ROADWAY 24-7. AT THE CITY LEVEL BCGP CONTINUED TO OFFER ADULT LEARN TO RIDE CLASSES MONTHLY APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER. BCGP ALSO LAUNCHED A DRIVER AND CYCLIST EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY CALLED BIKE NICE / DRIVE NICE. THE INFOGRAPHICS AND VISUALS PRESENT RULES OF THE ROAD AND SAFE CYCLING TIPS WERE SHARED ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND ON ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS IN DILWORTH PLAZA. BCGP ALONG WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 5TH SQUARE AND THE CLEAN AIR COUNCIL CREATED THE TRANSIT COALITION AND LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED TRANSIT FORWARD PHILADELPHIA. THIS NEW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXPANDING ACCESS AND RIDERSHIP OF PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND ADVOCATES FOR IMPROVED SERVICES. BCGP CONTINUED TO DIVERSIFY OUR BOARD TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE CYCLING COMMUNITY AND THE REGION. BCGP LED SEVERAL BIKE LANE CLEAN UPS IN THE FALL TO CLEAR LEAVES AND DEBRIS FROM THE LANES TO HELP KEEP CYCLISTS SAFE. BCGP HELD A VISION ZERO CONFERENCE IN MARCH THAT FEATURED PRESENTATIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY LEADERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND STRATEGIES TO GET TO A GOAL OF ZERO PEDESTRIAN DEATHS.

BICYCLE COALITION YOUTH CYCLING FOSTERS HEALTHY HABITS, INDEPENDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA YOUTH THROUGH THE SPORT OF CYCLING. AS A YEAR - ROUND SPORTS BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BCYC OFFERS A GRADUATED TIER OF TEAMS FROM ENTRY LEVEL CYCLING TO COMPETITION BASED AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAMS. THE 2019-2020 SEASON MARKED BCYC'S SEVENTH FULL YEAR AS A PROGRAM OF THE BICYCLE COALITION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SAW THE OPENING OF A DEDICATED PROGRAM SPACE, THE EDUCATION CENTER, AT THE SEDGLEY PORTERHOUSE IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. THIS YEAR, 170 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT TEAMWORK, PERSEVERANCE, AND GOAL SETTING THROUGH THE PRACTICES, RIDES, AND COMPETITIVE RACING ACROSS 13 CORE TEAM SITES. THE PROGRAM SAW AN 82% RETENTION RATE IN PARTICIPATING STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR. IN 2019, BCYC CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACADEMIC ADVISING AS WELL AS THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ALLOWING BCYC TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE ATHLETES IN THEIR PURSUITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY FILLING THE FINANCIAL GAPS BETWEEN THEIR AID PACKAGES AND THE COST OF ATTENDING COLLEGE. ALUMNI (HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES) OF OUR PROGRAM ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH A ONE ON ONE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A GRADUATION BIKE, AND THROUGH ONGOING EMPLOYMENT AS COACHING STAFF WHO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BICYCLE COALITION YOUTH CYCLISTS. OUR 2019 GALA RAISED FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM'S BICYCLE FUND.

BETTER BIKE SHARE PARTNERSHIP IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE AIMED AT BUILDING EQUITABLE AND REPLICABLE BIKE SHARE SYSTEMS. THE PARTNERS INCLUDE THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, BICYCLE COALITION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS (NACTO) AND THE PEOPLE FOR BIKES FOUNDATION. SINCE 2014, BCGP HAS ENCOURAGED INDEGO USAGE IN LOW -INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION WITH THE BETTER BIKE SHARE PARTNERSHIP, PROVIDING FREE SAFETY CLASSES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RIDERS BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN 2019 BCGP CONDUCTED OVER 200 CLASSES AND RIDES. 1,565 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENGAGED WITH DIRECT INFORMATION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES WITH BIKE SHARE AND URBAN CYCLING AND 192 OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATED IN BBSP'S BILINGUAL PROGRAMMING.

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